The W. C. Handy Awards (also called "The Handys"), named in honour of the pioneering bluesmusicianW. C. Handy, were created by the Blues Foundation to recognize the best blues recordings and performances of the previous year. They were presented annually in Memphis, Tennessee. The award, referred to as "a Handy Award" (shortened to "a Handy") was the highest honor for blues artists in the United States. They were renamed "The Blues Music Awards" in 2006. Blues music redirects here. ... A musician is a person who plays or composes music. ... W.C. Handy photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1941 William Christopher Handy (November 16, 1873–March 28, 1958) was an African American blues composer and musician, often known as the Father of the Blues. ... The Blues Foundation is an American nonprofit corporation headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee that is affiliated with more than 135 Blues organizations, and with a membership spanning some twenty countries. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The River City, The Bluff City, M-Town Location Location in Shelby County and the state of Tennessee Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Tennessee Shelby County Mayor W. W. Herenton (D) Geographical characteristics Area City 294. ...
The Blues Foundation has set the 2007 BluesMusicAwards for Thursday May 10, 2007 at the Memphis Cook Convention Center in downtown Memphis, Tennessee.
The word on the calle is that the BluesMusicAwards Attendee block at the host Memphis Marriott Downtown is sold out but call 800.228.9290 to see for yourself--you may be able to get some nights at the special rate but not all of the nights of your desired stay.
The 2006 BluesMusicAwards were also sponsored by BMI, Casey Family Programs, FedEx, the Greater Memphis Arts Council, Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau, Sierra Nevada Brewing Company and the Stanford Group Company.
The use of blue notes and the prominence of call-and-response patterns in the music and lyrics are indicative of the blues' West African pedigree.
Melodically, bluesmusic is marked by the use of the flatted third, fifth and seventh (the so-called blue or bent notes) of the associated major scale.
One kind of early 1940s urban blues was the jump blues, a style heavily influenced by big band music and characterized by the use of the guitar in the rhythm section, a jazzy, up-tempo sound, declamatory vocals and the use of the saxophone or other brass instruments.
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